Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender for Lift Maintenance Services
Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe contract consists of 3 key areas of activities in maintaining the lifts listed within this document. These key areas of work will be divided into 3 Lots. A Participant can apply to undertake one or all the Lots. By submitting a tender, all Participants will commit to undertaking works in the area to which they are appointed.
The 3 lots are as detailed below: -
Lot 1 – High Rise
Carry out cyclical service, maintenance, breakdowns, repairs to all traction and hydraulic passenger/goods lifts in accordance with the installations as detailed within tender document and service and maintenance schedule. Lot 1 comprising of 108 lifts and equipment to the high-rise flats sited within the six towns of the borough of Sandwell.
Lot 2 – Public Buildings and Schools
Carry out regular Maintenance, service, breakdowns, repairs to passenger/ goods lifts, stair lifts platform lifts and other lifting aids sited within Public Buildings and Schools to be undertaken upon each installation on a monthly/Quarterly/Annual or six-monthly basis. Duties appropriate to the undertaking of the day to day breakdown call out repairs when requested to do so, in accordance with the detailed specification within the tender document and the service and Maintenance Schedule. Lot 2 comprising of 158 lifts and equipment.
Lot 3 – Residential
Carry out service, repair, maintenance, removal and reinstatement of powered lifting aids sited within council/private residential properties in accordance with the detailed specification within tender document and the service and maintenance schedule. Lot 3 comprising of 1,652 powered lifting and equipment.
Important note:
All lots require a complete 365 days, 24 hours emergency breakdown Service, including Weekends and Bank Holidays.
Closing date: Monday 01 June 2026 at 15:00hrs
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Dec 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Lift-maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of building installations
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£3,484,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1High RiseCancelledPublished value£2,000,000
Lot #2Public Buildings and SchoolsCancelledPublished value£284,000
Lot #3ResidentialCancelledPublished value£1,200,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Dec 2029
- First published
- 1 May 2026, 09:45 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jun 2026, 14:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
SMBC 26025- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040300- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068ff2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 May 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published178 days ago1 May 2026, 09:45 BST
- Latest notice published145 days ago3 Jun 2026, 14:06 BST
- Clarification questions by132 days ago15 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline126 days ago22 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by111 days ago6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts86 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2026- Tender notice published1 May 2026, 09:45 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published20 May 2026, 11:01 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 22 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST20 May 2026, 11:01 BST+21 days · was 1 Jun 2026, 15:00 BST
- Procurement termination notice published3 Jun 2026, 14:06 BSTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled3 Jun 2026, 14:06 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 3 Jun 2026 | CancelledFollowing the publication of Tender Notice (Ref: 2026/S 000-046209) on 01 May 2026 in respect of Lift Maintenance Services, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (“the Council”) has decided to cancel the procurement process in line with the provisions within the Invitation To Tender (ITT) documentation due to technical considerations which require investigation. Pending that investigation, the Council are now exploring options and timescales to re-run a future competition for Lift Maintenance Services in Sandwell. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender